The Berenstain family wrote on its web site that it did not know about the controversy surrounding Chick-Fil-A and gay marriage until July 25.

Comments by the CEO of the fast food chain Chick-fil-A opposing same-sex marriage continued to reverberate for a second week, drawing the beloved children’s book figures the Berenstain Bears into the controversy.

Everyone remember that tomorrow 1 August is Chick Fil A Day where we all go and eat a meal if you can. It is important to support companies that are being attacked by a witch hunt. Can we put some sort of something on Free Republic letting everyone know?

It is disgusting that these “children’s outfits” would openly support something so totally inappropriate to “parade” in front of children.

But I’m not surprised - as a mother of a toddler it is disgusting how these kids’ programs and movies try to shove PC down their throats, indoctrinating them. Mostly it’s “you should speak Spanish!!!” and “worship The Earth!”, but other PC fundamentals slip in there.

Going tomorrow. Never eaten there cuz I’m not a big chicken fan, but I’ll tollerate. Also asked a few folks in the office about going.
This issue sickens me to the core.
Not enought to tollerate homos, not enough to accept homos, but now you must embrace them. And these govenors are completely fine with redefining marriage.
This country has truly lost its way when leaders of major cities are spewing this garbage.

Now, I will be sure to support them every week because they are being attacked.

Tomorrow, Wednesday is Chick-fil-A day and my boss and I are going to Chicks for a fil-A for lunch. And, from now on it will be my fast food choice. Time to stand up and take notice what’s happening to our country. Time to clean the swamp as Pelosi put it.

I watch in awe, as this wholly media-invented "controversy" continues to dominate the cultural airwaves. Such a complete and utter non-issue being dressed up as current events during an election year. Old-line Soviets could only wish for a propoganda machine like our current MSM.

Their sons Leo and Michael also entered the family business after making their own forays into children’s publishing as an author and illustrator, respectively.

In the 1990s, the men worked on the Berenstain Bears “Big Chapter Book” series (published under the names Stan and Jan Berenstain).

Following Stan’s passing away from lymphoma in 2005, Michael collaborated with his mother on writing and illustrating Berenstain Bears installments, while Leo has been involved with the business side of the franchise. Jan Berenstain passed away in February 2012 following a stroke.

Mr.(Michael) Berenstain has been working on a series of faith-based childrens books with his mother. The series is known as the Living Lights series. He comments on writing about this topic saying, my parents and I have always been aware that weve had a huge amount of enthusiasm from religious families, people of all religions, but especially from Christian families, so the idea of doing books specifically about faith issues has been in the back of our minds. The series is published by Zonderkidz, a division of the HarperCollins Company. Alicia May, Vice President of Marketing says that the company is thrilled to receive constant positive feedback from families and retailers about these new Berenstain Bears books. We are proud to partner with Michael Berenstain on these new books that are inspiring young readers and teaching them in such a fun, familiar way that they are very special children of God.

What I’ve HEARD is not so terrible, from either the owner or the son. Or whomever they all are.

If you can direct me to TOTAL and COMPLETE actual quotations of what each of them said, because I’ve probably not seen it all, that would be great. I do wish someone would post a thread about the whole thing.

I think what really caused it was the statement a paragraph later in the speech where he said something to the effect of “we are inviting God’s judgement on our nation if we attempt to tell God we know better than Him what constitutes marriage.”

The Berenstain Bears by Stan & Jan were among my daughter’s favorite books growing up. I’m sure their son is on the right path.

There were decent pro-life, pro-God, pro-family traits in their books. I recall one about the “Birds and the Bees” that sent such a positive, beautiful message about the holy triad of mother-father-and-child in nature.

I’m sorry if that term seems blasphemous to some, but on this material earth, family is sacred and should be seen as such.

I’m calling you a troll. I’m a lurker who occasionally goes on rants but nothing like what you say. I’ve looked through your comments and they give the impression of a caricature of what a liberal thinks a crazy social conservative is.

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